Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
NOTES FROM THE DIAMOND
CLUBS.
ASSOCIATION CLUES

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4 Louisville 81 .259
b Brooklyn 20
. Athletlc 49,
Nets. S,s
Esterbrook has not yet been released By
the Metropolitans.
Mute friends of Duudon, in Syracuse, re-
Gently presented Dundon with a diamond
star.
Porter, who has regained his old-time
form, will try to shut out the penant win
ners.
Milwaukee wants to come into the Asso-
cation next year. So do Pittsburg and
! Detroit.
Canton and Dayton are among the appli-
cants for Steubenville's place in the Ohio
League.
Crusoe is the name of a new third base
man for Columbus. He halls from New
Orleans.
New Orleans has beaten Memphis ten
out of twelve games. Yet the latter club
leads in the race.
The Cincinnati team lost but one game
of the Eastern club series. 1t was to Bal
timore. Two victories atoned for the de-
feat, however.
Ewing is the leading pitcher of the
Southern League. He is a brother OF the
far-famed "Buck" Ewing, OF the New
York Giants.
The C~incinnstis have played two per
feet games this year; and several in which
the only error was a passed ball. st. LOUIS
has played one.
1t is said, on good authority, that the
Pittsburg gang are all hung up" as re,
CARDS salary. mo victories no shekels
is the motto of the managers.
Baldwin, the famous Detroit pitcher, is
a failure under the new rules. The latter
have effentually killed him, and, like
Morris, he is a very sorry pitcher.
President Day is contemplating the
establishment OF a hospital for the treat
ment of the New York team. O'Rourke
is the last patient added to the list.
As will be seen by the average, the Gin.
c~iunaiis have reached the 600 point and
are .O57 behind the Baltimore. A few de
feats and the Reds will step into second
place.
Manager Byrne, of the Brooklyn Club,
is opposed to the percentage system. He
thinks that a small portion of the gate
money receipts of every game should be
set apart to be given rs a cash prize to the
club winning the cha mpiOnship.
During his brief but well advertised pc
Rod of suspensiOn, Tony Mullane, among
numerous other offers, received one from a
country club Of q rather unique character.
1t WIS 5000 u month and half the gate re-
ceipts. For originality, not to say liberal
ity, this proposition stands alone.
The Athletic club is said TO be about to
establish a Sunday ground at Gloucester,
n. j.
The Southern League has not an official
umpire. Merrick fled in the night from
New Orleans, while Tony Suck ran for his
life in Nashville. 1t is now proposed to
use condemned criminals d umpires, with
a promise of release from punishment II
they 70 through the season in safety.
st. Louis is a lucky town. BushOng be
ing hurt Boyle develops into star catcher,
and leads them Oh to victory. If King,
Hudson, Caruthers and FoutZ were to be
carried off by Asiatic cholera Won der Abe
would pick up four twirlers equally as
good. Chris. is ~ lucky as the man who
was thrown into the sewer by "A crowd OF
roughs for spite. He didn't get wet, and
crawled out with u gold watch that he had
found.
Pitchers Shaffer and McMullen, of the
Metropolitan club, and Meister, the second
baseman, have been released.
Among the new pitchers the Detroit clut
has in view are Krock, of Oshkosh; Wan
of st. Paul; Winkelman, of Minneapolis
and Toby Black, of Memphis.
1t turns out to be Gleason, instead o.
Richly, whom Fergy Malone thought good
enough for the Philadelphia club. He i:
no great prize Judging from his work.
All reports TO the contrary notwithstand
ing, Ewing is simply temporary captain o.
the New York team. 1t is believed Ward
will withdraw his resignation. All New
York hopes he will, at any rate, for he i.
the proper man for captain of the team.
At a special meeting Of the international
League in Buffalo yesterday, the Newark
and Jersey City clubs were censured fol
playing exhibition games on Sunday. The
salaries of the umpires were increased from
500 to $3.50.
Radford leads the Metropolitan Clut
in general work.
The Cincinnatis are playing the best base
ball at present OF any club in the Associa,
ton.
The Louisville Club fares worse with thu
tail-end teams than any of the leaders i'll
the Association. Numerous and costly
errors generally explain the defeats.
Manager Caylor, of the Metropolitan
Club, is a candidate for the Association
presidency, and is conducting a sly, secret
campaign, it is said. Between Wikotf,
Pritchard and Caylor, a lively race is an
ticipated.
Wise came home from his Western trip
with a badly SWOLLEN third finger on his
right hand and a thumb almost double its
normal size, thanks to the delicate tread
upon it of Fritz Pfeffer in Chicago. How
he has been able to bat as he has is a
conundrum.